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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. C50100 Bronze

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5